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Warren State Hospital

Coordinates: 41°52′45″N 79°08′45″W / 41.8792°N 79.1458°W / 41.8792; -79.1458
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Warren State Hospital
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
Hospital pictured in 1886
Map
Geography
LocationNorth Warren, Conewango Township, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates41°52′45″N 79°08′45″W / 41.8792°N 79.1458°W / 41.8792; -79.1458
Organization
Care systemPublic
Services
History
Opened1880
Links
WebsiteWarren State Hospital
ListsHospitals in Pennsylvania

Warren State Hospital is a public psychiatric hospital established in 1880 in North Warren, Conewango Township near Warren, Pennsylvania. The original hospital was designed by John McArthur Jr. and constructed under the Kirkbride Plan.[1] Its population peaked at 2,562 residents in 1947. As of 2024, the hospital is still active.[2]

Residents included Nictzin Dyalhis’s first wife and Joe Root. Known staff included Penny Colman’s father and Philipp Schwartz as well as Dr. Hanus Jiri Grosz, a Czech-born psychiatrist who went on to pioneer the use of group therapy in the U.S.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Warren State Hospital". Kirkbride Buildings. January 14, 2008. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  2. ^ "Warren State Hospital". Department of Human Services: Pennsylvania. Retrieved May 10, 2017.

Further reading

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  • Yanni, Carla (2007). The Architecture of Madness: Insane Asylums in the United States. Minnesota University Press. ISBN 978-0-8166-4940-2.